The post-humous conferment of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on Fela Anikulapo Kuti, nearly three decades after his death, is a long-overdue acknowledgement of a life…
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Africa’s largest trade finance institution, Afreximbank, has announced an initial $8 billion financing package for its newest member, South Africa, supporting projects across mining, automotive manufacturing,…
Ethiopia has initiated its first pilot to transport diesel by rail, a move government officials say could reshape how the country handles strategic imports.Ethiopia has conducted…
Africa’s oil and gas sector is poised for a fresh wave of investment following the launch of the African Energy Bank, which will mobilise an initial…
MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited has appointed Sarah Bateta Okwi as its Acting Managing Director following the resignation of Richard Yego, who has led the company…
Access Holdings Plc disclosed that the Board of Directors of Access Bank Plc, its flagship subsidiary, has appointed Ifeyinwa Osime as Chairman of the Board, following…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched its first investment in Nigeria’s and the first in the sub-Saharan financial sector, providing a $…
Khaby Lame, the Senegalese-born TikTok star with the largest following on the platform, has struck a landmark commercial deal valued at approximately $900 million, marking one…
Oil giant Shell Companies in Nigeria on Thursday announced plans to invest US$20 billion in the Bonga South West oil project. NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer…
Edo State has been unwashing in a surge of kidnappings and cult-related violence, but Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration is taking a strong stance against these crimes.…